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Carlo Capone (born 12 April 1957), is a former
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driver. He claimed the
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in 1984 with a
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in front of the late
Henri Toivonen Henri Pauli Toivonen (25 August 1956 – 2 May 1986) was a Finnish rally driver born in Jyväskylä, the home of Rally Finland. His father, Pauli, was the 1968 European Rally Champion for Porsche and his brother, Harri, became a profess ...
in a
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. His life inspired the character of Loris De Martino, played by Stefano Accorsi, in the 2016 movie '' Italian Race''.


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Italian rally drivers Living people European Rally Championship drivers 1957 births People from Gassino Torinese Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Turin {{Europe-rally-bio-stub